Fujitsu LAN Console Quick guide

LAN Console
Installation, Configuration and Operation
E. Hübner-Hatzel
Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH UNIX
33094 Paderborn
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Contents
1 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Target group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Summary of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 Functions supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4 LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.1.1 Power ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.1.2 Environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.1.3 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Startup and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2.1 Scope of Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2.2 Unpacking and checking the delivery unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2.3 Installing the LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3 Overview of connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.3.1 Connecting the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.3.2 Connecting the mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.3.3 Connecting devices with a serial or parallel interface . . . . . . 18
4.3.4 Connecting the monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.3.5 Connecting the LAN Console to the power supply . . . . . . . 19
4.4 Operating the LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.4.1 Switching on/off the LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.4.1.1 System unit is switched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.4.1.2 System unit is ready to operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.4.1.3 System unit is switched on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.4.2 Indicators on the system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.4.3 Pre-installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4.4 Hard disk partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.4.5 First Booting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.5 Installing the software packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.6 Starting WSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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5 Installing the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.1 Connecting the cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
5.1.1 LAN connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.1.2 Serial interface for connecting the console . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.1.3 Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5.1.4 Connections at the rear of the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5.1.4.1 Connecting to the RM server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5.1.4.2 Connecting to the PRIMEPOWER (MR) server . . . . . . . . . 33
5.2 Cable types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.2.1 PRIMEPOWER 100N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.2.2 RM and PRIMEPOWER 200-600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5.3 Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3.1 Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3.2 Power ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
5.3.3 Environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.3.4 Dimensions and weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5.3.5 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.4 Switching on the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.1 Configuring the PRIMEPOWER (MR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.2 Configuring the LAN Console and RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
6.2.1 Initial configuration of the LAN Console and RCA . . . . . . . . 42
6.2.1.1 Configuring the LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
6.2.1.2 Configuring the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
6.2.2 New ports for the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
6.2.3 Another RCA connected to the LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.2.4 Another LAN Console connected to the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.2.5 Modifying the LAN Console and RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.2.5.1 Modifying the configuration entry for an RCA port . . . . . . . . 53
6.2.5.2 Modifying the RCA setup parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.2.5.3 Removing a LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
6.2.5.4 Removing an RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.3 Teleservice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3.1 Installation and generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.1.1 Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.1.2 Software installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.3.2 Generating the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.3.2.1 Logging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.2.2 Selecting validated Teleservice modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.4 TeleCall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
6.4.1 Installing Telecall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.4.1.1 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.4.1.2 Software installation on the LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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6.4.1.3 Software installation on the RM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.4.1.4 Software installation on the PRIMEPOWER (MR) . . . . . . . . 67
6.4.2 Generating the Telecall cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6.5 Remote boot und installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
6.5.1 setup_RM_server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
6.5.2 bootpconf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
6.5.3 add_RM_client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.1 xscon call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
7.2 Switching LAN Consoles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.2.1 Planned switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
7.2.2 Switching because of problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.3 Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.3.1 Log files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
7.3.2 Status informations for the rtty monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.3.3 Configuration entries for the LAN Console . . . . . . . . . . . 84
7.3.4 System information for the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
7.4 Error situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.4.1 No response from the RCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.4.2 Failure to establish a connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
7.4.3 Disrupted RCA - LAN Console connection . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.4.3.1 LAN connection disrupted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
7.4.3.2 No output in console window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.4.4 Invalid password for RCA setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
7.4.5 Incorrect remote call of RCA setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
8 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
8.1 Access control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
8.2 Language/Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
8.3 Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
8.4 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8.5 Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
8.6 Graphics/Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
8.7 DPMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8.8 Hosts/DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
8.9 Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
8.10 Firmware update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
8.11 System information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
8.12 Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
8.13 Restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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1 Preface
The LAN Console acts as a system console for one or more RM or PRIME-
POWER midrange servers. The server systems are connected to the LAN Con-
sole via the RCA (Remote Communication Adapter), a V.24/Ethernet converter
located close to the system (max. 15m away) or in the system cabinets. The
LAN Console can be connected at any point in the LAN, thusat a distance away
from the systems being administered.
The LAN Console is based on a high-performance SPARC processor in a desk-
top model, which can also be installed and operated in a 19-inch rack using a
rack mounting kit. It is released for the following products:
– RM300/400/600 with Reliant UNIX
– PRIMEPOWER 100N/200/400/600 (Midrange Server, MR) with Solaris
– PRIMEPOWER 800/1000/2000 (Enterprise Server, EP) with Solaris
This SPARC-based LAN Console canbe usedboth as acentral systemconsole
for midrange servers and asa system management console for enterpriseserv-
ers.
Midrange Server
This includes the RM 300/400/600, ServerNode models and the
PRIMEPOWER midrange server models 100N/200/400/600. Genuine
LAN console software is used on the LAN Console for managing the
server systems. The Remote Communication Adapter (RCA) can be
used as a V.24/Ethernet converter.
Enterprise Server
This includes the PRIMEPOWER server models 800/1000/2000. The
LAN Console is used as a system management console (SMC), which
manages systems and system partitions with upgrade components. The
SPARC-based LAN Console is a cost-effective alternative to an SMC on
the basis of a PRIMEPOWER 200 system console. When used as an
SMC, the LAN Console should be equipped with additional hardware.
The SCS (System Console Software) software is used as well as the
Console Connection Units (CCU) as V.24/Ethernet converters in the sys-
tem cabinets. Use of the console as an SMC is not described in this man-
ual, rather in the manual
“PRIMEPOWER (Solaris): System Management Console”.

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Preface
Throughoutthismanual,thename PRIMEPOWER(MR)alwaysrefers to
the models 100N, 200, 400 and 600. If you have a GP7000 F midrange
(M200/M400/M600)machine,allofthePRIMEPOWER(MR)information
applies to your machine also, because the name GP7000F has been
changed to PRIMEPOWER.
Mixed operation RM/PRIMEPOWER (MR and EP)
The midrange models referred to from both system families can be man-
aged in mixed mode from a LAN Console with the xscon user interface.
xscon and SCS (System Console Software) can be operated in parallel
on a LAN console with the relevant hardware/software configuration.
It is not only possible to use the LAN Console in its console function but also for
(network-based)systemadministration,configuration,diagnosticsandsoftware
installationanddistributionforoneormoreRM orPRIMEPOWER(MR)servers.
Furthermore, multiple clustered RM or PRIMEPOWER (MR) servers can be
configured, administered and monitored from one console.
The Teleservice connection for all networked RM or PRIMEPOWER (MR) serv-
ers is also handled via the LAN Console (Teleservice gateway) so only one line
to the Service organization is needed for all networked RM or PRIMEPOWER
(MR) servers.
When connected to a LAN (local area network), the console can be located at
any point in the LAN, for example in another room or building. The distance is
no longer restricted to 15 m max. The existing V.24 console interfacing has not
been changed so that the console can be used both for existing and new RM or
PRIMEPOWER (MR) servers.
The LAN Console product consists of a SPARC-based machine with the Solaris
Version 8 operating system, the Solaris Desktop Media Kit, and the LAN con-
sole software (see “Installing the software packages” on page 25).
A Remote Communication Adapter (RCA) is needed to establish a connection
from the LAN Console to the RM or PRIMEPOWER (MR) server’s console port.
Up to six RM or PRIMEPOWER (MR) servers can be connected to this RCA.
Multiple RCAs can be installed. Up to 64 RM or PRIMEPOWER (MR) systems
can be managed from the LAN Console.
RM and PRIMEPOWER (MR) servers can be operated in combination on an
RCA.
IThe RCA and LAN Console must be ordered separately.

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Preface Target group
1.1 Target group
This manual is targeted at system administrators. Knowledge of Reliant UNIX
and Solaris systems is required. If any problems occur with the RCA (Remote
Communication Adapter) or the SPARC-based LAN Console during operation,
please contact your local Service organization.
VLAN Console and RCA are not SIDATA-compatible
The LAN Console and RCA do not support SIDATA, i.e. they must be
installed andstarted up by a technician. Systemadministrators are given
instructions on setting them up and configuring them.
1.2 Summary of contents
VSafety notes
It is essential to read the chapter “Safety notes” on page 5 before start-
ing to work with the LAN Console. This chapter contains essential infor-
mation for proper installation and handling of this device.
This manualdescribes how toinstall theLAN Console and theRCA, how to con-
figure the system and how to operate the LAN Console.
The chapter “LAN Console” on page 9 tells you everything about installing the
LAN Console and setting up the software from the CD-ROM.
The chapter “Installingthe RCA” on page 29 presents the hardware of the RCA.
It tells you how to install the device, cable it and start it up.
The chapter “Configuration” on page 39 explains the (initial) configuration of the
RCA and LAN Console, how to set up Teleservice and TeleCall and remote
boot/installation.
The chapter “Operation” on page 79 describes how to select RM systems with
xscon and how to change a LAN Console.
The section “Diagnostics” on page 83 provides support for troubleshooting and
diagnostics.
The “Appendix” on page 89 contains screen masks for setting up the RCA.
You will find other helpful information in the reference chapters “Glossary” on
page 109, “Related publications” on page 115 and “Index” at the end of the
manual.

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Notational conventions Preface
IPlease follow all instructions in the order they appear in thismanual. You
willavoidproblemsbydoingsoandgetalongfaster.Alwayspayattention
to the device-specific information that is supplied with the various
devices.
1.3 Notational conventions
The following notational conventions are used in this manual:
Monospace This indicates system output, e.g. text on a CRT or
LCD screen (cathode ray tube / liquid crystal dis-
play).
Bold
monospace font This indicates user inputs in examples.
Italics This indicates commands, file names, menu names
and inputs in continuous text.
Bold This indicates emphasis in the text.
[Taste] This indicates keys or key combinations in continu-
ous text.
IThis indicates additional information and tips.
VTitle This indicates information, which if not heeded may
jeopardize your health, the functioning of your sys-
tem or the security of your data.
ÊThis indicates a step that you have to do.
--> Thisindicatesthe lastpossiblesolutionto aproblem
or the last step in a flow chart.
●This character and the one below
– Symbolizes itemized lists.